Jeb Bush Urges GOP To Come Up With Alternative To Obamacare
Believes it was a mistake for Republicans to link government funding to funding for Obamacare
During an interview for "This Week," former Republican Florida Gov. Jeb Bush encouraged the GOP to come up with an alternative and show some restraint if their aim was to repeal the president's signature healthcare law.
"I think the best way to repeal Obamacare is to have an alternative; we never hear the alternative…we could do this in a much lower cost with improved quality based on our principles, free market principles…and two, show how Obamacare, flawed to its core, doesn't work," Bush said.
"So have a little bit of self-restraint. It might actually be a politically — a better approach to see the massive dysfunction," he said, after being asked by ABC's Jonathan Karl what his message would be for Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, who is vowing to do everything he can to repeal Obamacare.
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The health care savings account combined with high deductibles works fine for those who use it. Democrats have now capped the amount that you can put into it. This is the answer and it is ignored by the media.
It is better to just pay for those that cannot afford health care than to force everyone into Obamacare. It is rapidly destroying our health care system, which is the best in the world.